Job summary
We
are recruiting to a new and rewarding fixed term position within our People Team. The People
Business Partner role will provide
the successful candidate ample opportunities to expand their People profession experience
and knowledge.
You
will work closely with service and team leads to provide
business-focused people solutions to support the provision of high quality,
productive and innovative services across Your Healthcare (YH).
In
return, you will develop valuable skills to widen your portfolio.
If
this sounds like an opportunity for you, please read through the main duties of
the job, job description and person specification for a better understanding of
the role.
Fixed
term contract until 31 March 2025
Main duties of the job
The newly established People Business Partner post
will work collaboratively with the HR and training and development teams to
provide overall management and supervision.
This role will cover and support both areas within the People Team.
They will also provide specialist and expert advice
and support, including, but not limited to, policy advice, all aspects of
workforce performance, development and change programmes.
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring
our education and development programmes contribute to, and influences,
improved performance in the workplace at an individual, team and organisation
level.
About us
Your Healthcare delivers NHS health and social care
community services in the Royal Borough of Kingston, and learning disability
and autism services for adults in the London Borough of Richmond. Community
services play a key role in keeping people well, treating and managing acute
illness and long-term conditions, and supporting people to live independently
at home.
We are proud to deliver patient-led, high quality health and
social care programmes and cover a wide range of services, from district
nursing to support people living with complex health and care needs, to health
promotion services such as school nursing and health visiting.
One of our three core objectives
is Valuing Staff: To be the employer of choice for a well-trained, developed
and valued workforce. We are very proud of our staff survey results, in the
last survey 97% of staff said they enjoy their job and 98% said that if a
friend or relative needed treatment they would be happy with the standard of
care provided by Your Healthcare.
We use NHS Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, offer
membership of the NHS Pension Scheme and have access to a large number of local
and national staff benefits.
We are a membership organisation which makes us
different from many other healthcare providers; as members, staff have a say in
how Your Healthcare is run. And as a not-for-profit Community Interest Company
(CIC), Your Healthcare reinvests any surpluses back into frontline services to
benefit the community
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose
The newly established People Business
Partner post will work collaboratively with the HR and training and
development teams to provide overall management and supervision. This role will cover and support both areas
within the People Team.
The People Business Partner will also
work closely with service and team leads to provide business-focused people
solutions to support the provision of high quality, productive and innovative
services across Your Healthcare (YH).
They will also provide specialist and
expert advice and support, including, but not limited to, policy advice, all
aspects of workforce performance, development and change programmes.
The
post holder will be responsible for ensuring our education and development
programmes contribute to, and influences, improved performance in the
workplace at an individual, team and organisation level.
Key Result Areas
To line manage the HR Advisor and Training
and Development(T&D) manager and oversee the delivery of day to day
activities and projects within the People Team.
Support the Lead for People Services on
a variety of projects which will look to support retention, talent management
and succession planning within YH.
Work alongside the T&D Manager and
the Professional Education Facilitator to ensure that any initiatives are
linked into the clinical education training plans.
To be responsible for developing effective
HR practice to drive performance against objectives and strategy.
Ensure the provision of consistently
sound HR advice and support to managers on all aspects of workforce
management.
Ensure that managers understand their
responsibilities as people managers regarding employment legislation, ACAS
guidance and policies and procedures.
Up-skill managers in the effective
use of policies and procedures.
Training and Development areas
To be responsible for and support the team in delivering the corporate
induction programmes for all new starters to ensure they receive a positive
and welcoming introduction to Your Healthcare.
To be responsible for the overseeing of the PDR processes with
facilitation of training, supporting staff to engage with the process and
reporting on compliance.
To provide advice and guidance for the organisation in relation
to recording PDRs on ESR.
To be responsible for providing robust quality assurance and
evaluation frameworks to ensure meaningful training data is provided to
inform future planning of delivery or resource allocation.
Generalist People areas
To lead on the development and review of policies and procedures
to ensure that they are kept up to date and are in line with current
employment legislation.
To support in the implementation of the operational delivery of
the relevant elements of the People Plan and contribute to the wider People
agenda.
To provide specialist advice and support to leads, as necessary,
on issues such as reprofiling, skill mix, use of the temporary workforce and
the more effective use of staffing.
To deliver bespoke / relevant HR training programmes for all
organisational leads and other staff as appropriate, which requires
specialist knowledge.
Work with the service teams and people team to promote diversity
in staff recruitment, management and development.
Contribute to work led by the People Services Lead in the
development of
effective systems and practices of staff communication and
engagement. This may, for example, include supporting teams in analysing and
formulating action plans in response to the member survey feedback.
Management and Team Working
To directly manage the HR Advisor and
the Training and Development Manager.
To provide guidance and managerial
support to members of the operational HR and training team and meet on a
regular basis to discuss service improvement.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose
The newly established People Business
Partner post will work collaboratively with the HR and training and
development teams to provide overall management and supervision. This role will cover and support both areas
within the People Team.
The People Business Partner will also
work closely with service and team leads to provide business-focused people
solutions to support the provision of high quality, productive and innovative
services across Your Healthcare (YH).
They will also provide specialist and
expert advice and support, including, but not limited to, policy advice, all
aspects of workforce performance, development and change programmes.
The
post holder will be responsible for ensuring our education and development
programmes contribute to, and influences, improved performance in the
workplace at an individual, team and organisation level.
Key Result Areas
To line manage the HR Advisor and Training
and Development(T&D) manager and oversee the delivery of day to day
activities and projects within the People Team.
Support the Lead for People Services on
a variety of projects which will look to support retention, talent management
and succession planning within YH.
Work alongside the T&D Manager and
the Professional Education Facilitator to ensure that any initiatives are
linked into the clinical education training plans.
To be responsible for developing effective
HR practice to drive performance against objectives and strategy.
Ensure the provision of consistently
sound HR advice and support to managers on all aspects of workforce
management.
Ensure that managers understand their
responsibilities as people managers regarding employment legislation, ACAS
guidance and policies and procedures.
Up-skill managers in the effective
use of policies and procedures.
Training and Development areas
To be responsible for and support the team in delivering the corporate
induction programmes for all new starters to ensure they receive a positive
and welcoming introduction to Your Healthcare.
To be responsible for the overseeing of the PDR processes with
facilitation of training, supporting staff to engage with the process and
reporting on compliance.
To provide advice and guidance for the organisation in relation
to recording PDRs on ESR.
To be responsible for providing robust quality assurance and
evaluation frameworks to ensure meaningful training data is provided to
inform future planning of delivery or resource allocation.
Generalist People areas
To lead on the development and review of policies and procedures
to ensure that they are kept up to date and are in line with current
employment legislation.
To support in the implementation of the operational delivery of
the relevant elements of the People Plan and contribute to the wider People
agenda.
To provide specialist advice and support to leads, as necessary,
on issues such as reprofiling, skill mix, use of the temporary workforce and
the more effective use of staffing.
To deliver bespoke / relevant HR training programmes for all
organisational leads and other staff as appropriate, which requires
specialist knowledge.
Work with the service teams and people team to promote diversity
in staff recruitment, management and development.
Contribute to work led by the People Services Lead in the
development of
effective systems and practices of staff communication and
engagement. This may, for example, include supporting teams in analysing and
formulating action plans in response to the member survey feedback.
Management and Team Working
To directly manage the HR Advisor and
the Training and Development Manager.
To provide guidance and managerial
support to members of the operational HR and training team and meet on a
regular basis to discuss service improvement.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Postgraduate degree or equivalent professional qualification, or equivalent experience in a relevant professional field, or knowledge acquired through experience or training.
- CIPD qualified or working towards
- Evidence of continued professional development
Knowledge
Essential
- Expert knowledge in workforce issues, including legislation, NHS policy and best practice.
- Sound knowledge in employment law and ability to apply it to the working environment.
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Ability to apply advanced influencing and negotiation skills necessary to achieve successful outcomes, e.g. when working with directors, senior managers.
- Numerate and able to understand complex financial issues combined with deep analytical skills
- Able to effectively plan and prioritise own workload, ensuring deadlines are met
- Leadership skills, with the ability to influence and motivate
- Excellent problem solving, organisational and decision-making skills and is able to respond to unexpected demands
- Ability to think strategically and be able to develop strategies and plans
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft office e.g. word, outlook, power point, excel
Other factors
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously and prioritise own workload, managing competing demands and priorities
- Able to use own initiative to identify work priorities
- Able to work in a pressure environment and keep calm in challenging situations
- Car driver/ owner and the ability to travel between sites
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a healthcare organisation
- In-depth experience, either in a generalist or L&D role.
- Line management experience.
- Experience in advising and supporting managers in dealing with the full range of HR issues and cases.
- Experience in leading on or providing HR support and expertise to an organisational change project.
- Experience in drafting papers and correspondence for a senior audience.
- Experience of developing policies and processes
- Experience of utilising training needs analysis
- Experience of working with ESR.
Desirable
- Experience of training, development and educational initiatives and evidence of planning, delivering and evaluating programmes of study within a multi-professional environment
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Postgraduate degree or equivalent professional qualification, or equivalent experience in a relevant professional field, or knowledge acquired through experience or training.
- CIPD qualified or working towards
- Evidence of continued professional development
Knowledge
Essential
- Expert knowledge in workforce issues, including legislation, NHS policy and best practice.
- Sound knowledge in employment law and ability to apply it to the working environment.
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Ability to apply advanced influencing and negotiation skills necessary to achieve successful outcomes, e.g. when working with directors, senior managers.
- Numerate and able to understand complex financial issues combined with deep analytical skills
- Able to effectively plan and prioritise own workload, ensuring deadlines are met
- Leadership skills, with the ability to influence and motivate
- Excellent problem solving, organisational and decision-making skills and is able to respond to unexpected demands
- Ability to think strategically and be able to develop strategies and plans
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft office e.g. word, outlook, power point, excel
Other factors
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously and prioritise own workload, managing competing demands and priorities
- Able to use own initiative to identify work priorities
- Able to work in a pressure environment and keep calm in challenging situations
- Car driver/ owner and the ability to travel between sites
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a healthcare organisation
- In-depth experience, either in a generalist or L&D role.
- Line management experience.
- Experience in advising and supporting managers in dealing with the full range of HR issues and cases.
- Experience in leading on or providing HR support and expertise to an organisational change project.
- Experience in drafting papers and correspondence for a senior audience.
- Experience of developing policies and processes
- Experience of utilising training needs analysis
- Experience of working with ESR.
Desirable
- Experience of training, development and educational initiatives and evidence of planning, delivering and evaluating programmes of study within a multi-professional environment
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
